Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

Legislation 9f Local interest,
Inc Oil appropriating pIv.y0O TO- Uho n.
L. Asylum for improvements there, when
put on its passage in the House was de-
feated by very decided vote. Mr.. Echols
the patron of the bill, however, was not
discouraged. Ae got reconsideration of
the vote and then offered substitute for
the bill. the amount appropriated by the
substitute being Sc, 900 instead of $4,000.
When the substitute came up on it's pass
age it, too, was defeated. Mr.. Echols
moved reconsideration of the vote. bat
Mr.. Curlett moved to pass his motion by,
which was done. Annother trial got the
vote reconsidered, and on Thursday the
bill came up on its passage. The money
is to be used to replace the steam boilers
at the Asylum and to pay for washing
machine for the laundry. 1t was passed
by Sc to 7, and Mr.. Echols' hard won vic
tory was at once communicated to the
Senate.
SUITS AGAINST Ex-AUDITOR ALLEN
AND OTHERS.
On Saturday afternoon, Auditor Marye
issued his warrant for $3S.061.60 to the
Kendall Bank Note Company for their
claim against the State for breach of con-
tract by the Board of Sinking Fund Com
missioners. A resolution has been introduce
ed in the House looking to the institution of
suits against each of the members of the
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
Is. Brown Allen, a. H. Dyson and K. -.
Revely) for the amount above named.
which was the amount of judgment OBJ
tanned against the Commonwealth by the
Kendall Bank Note Company. 1t was
ordered to its engrossment by vote of 81
to 10. and directs the Auditor to bring the
suit.
UNDERWRITING COUNTY AND CITY
TREAsURERS.
The Auditor, in response to resolution
calling for statement of the amounts
paid under and by virtue of the provisions
of the act of February "a, 1885. appointing
a Board of Indemnity, and statement of
all claims, if any, arising under the act,
which are now pending and unsatis6ed,
sent the Senate communication saying
that no claim for indemnity is now pend
ing. The amount paid out under this act
aggregates $14.266,33.
COLORED TEACHERS AND THE PETERS
BURG SUMMER NORMAL.
The House has ordered to its engross-
ment bill repeating the law which now
compels the colored teachers to GO to the
Normal Institute at Petersburg in the
summer.
DRUMMERs FOR LIQUOR sHoUsEs.
In the Senate, Friday, the House bill re-
pealing the license tax on drummers,
which was reported from the Senate Com
mittee on Finance with certain amend
ments, came up on its passage. The
amendments were agreed to and the bill
as amended was passed. The original bill
proposed to repeal sections 80 and 81 of
the law which defined what sample
10 Merchant was and imposed license tax
upon him. The amendment leaves section
80 as it stands on the statute books, and
amends section 81 SO as to exclude the
drummer of ardent spirits. Two sections
are added providing for the drummer of
ardent spirits and imposing license tax
of $3.50 upon him. The object of this IS to
bring the sale of liquor by sample within
the purview of the police power of the
State.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Among the bills signed by the Governor,
Monday, are the following:
To regulate the appointment of the
Board of Visitors of the Deaf, Dumb,
and Blind Institute, at Staunton, Va.
This bill authorizes the appointm ent of
this Board by the Governor, instead of the
Board of Public Works as heretofore, and
the appointment of a new Board Of Visi-
tors with terms of one, two, and three
years.
To amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act to release and transfer to the coun-
ties of Highland and Augusta the intere st
Of the Commonwealth in the Staunton
and Parkersburg turnpike road. aud to
add additional sections thereto.
To appropriate $4,000 to the Western
Lunatic Asylum for improvements.